The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Indileni Daniel, acknowledged that black ownership in game farming in Namibia remains limited.

This follows a question by PDM leader McHenry Venaani on why black Namibians are largely absent from game ownership, despite the presence of wildlife across various regions.

He pointed to areas such as Outapi, where individuals have proper fencing but are not participating in game farming.

"You have excess game in Etosha, in all these parts. Or what happens when there is independence?" You are shooting them or culling them. There are good people in Outapi Wa Nakafingo, having nice fences; Onyaanya; and everywhere. But why don't we do something about Black ownership of game farming?"

In her response, Daniel explained that the process to ownership of game farming is governed by legal requirements and is open to all Namibians who meet the criteria.

"You know very well our laws sometimes are holding us hostage. As a ministry, we are not mandated just to start identifying an issue. I'm talking to everyone, even those that are listening now. If you have a required farm to keep wildlife, you can just apply, and then a staff member can come and evaluate and see. It's not that it's reserved for a certain group of people, but it is open to everyone. Of course, there are requirements when it comes to that. You need to have a certain height of the fence for you to qualify to be given wildlife."